Posted on 01/17/2006 8:36:57 AM PST by Textide
It looks like winds have died a bit,, Let's light this candle!
How can you tell?
spaceflightnow.com
1959 GMT (2:59 p.m. EST)
Just as the upper level winds and a flight profile were determined acceptable for launch, NASA said more time was needed to watch the ground level winds that have been gusting at the 33-knot limit for liftoff of the Atlas 5 rocket.
1957 GMT (2:57 p.m. EST)
NEW LAUNCH TIME! The launch time is being retargeted for the very end of today's window at 3:23 p.m. EST due to the ground level winds.
We understand that the limits are being touched by the gusting winds, we know that if we exceed those parameters we will not be able to come out of our hold today.
If exceed limits within 8 minutes, no launch.
Just under 8 minutes, so there's hope.
11 minutes from launch, so all depends on the next 3 minmutes
watching the whisp of exhaust from the rocket ..
sometimes its very stiff and then very twisty , like a flag
it's all in the eyeball ;-)
watching the webcam of the vehicle ,, we just had some pretty stiff winds
Not good...
actually not just on those 3 minutes I guess (slightly confuzzed, lol)
spaceflightnow.com
2009 GMT (3:09 p.m. EST)
The new timeline calls for the launch team readiness poll at 3:16 p.m., resumption of the countdown at 3:19 p.m. and liftoff at 3:23 p.m. EST (2023 GMT).
Almost at 8 minutes prior to launch
Looking at count with monitoring...!
Wind limits of 33 knots, decision to launch or scrub to be made in real time as the clock runs!
They are Go for launch,, will be monitoring real time conditions at launch site and launch accordingly
woo hoo.
quick Go from all the teams, Launch Director says Go!
Even we have a wind advisory here!
Looks good!
Here we go. Hope they don't regret doing this in marginal conditions...
30 secs from count
T minus 4 minutes per MSNBC!
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